What is literature review in research?

A literature review surveys books, scholarly articles, and any other sources relevant to a particular issue, area of research, or theory, and by so doing, provides a description, summary, and critical evaluation of these works in relation to the research problem being investigated.

What is the difference between a literature review and a research proposal?

The research proposal helps define the problem statement so that it provides a manageable topic on which to collect data in the available time. By the time you have finished the literature review, you should have a clearly defined research problem and, perhaps, a research hypothesis.

What information must your the review of literature have?

Consider organization. Just like most academic papers, literature reviews also must contain at least three basic elements: an introduction or background information section; the body of the review containing the discussion of sources; and, finally, a conclusion and/or recommendations section to end the paper.